Ukraine: Russian attack damages DTEK mine

Russians attacked a DTEK mine in Donetsk region. An employee was killed and three were wounded. “As a result of the Russian shelling, mines in Dobropolye community were shut off grid. 148 miners remain underground,” Mykhaylo Volynets, chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine, said on Facebook. Later all the blocked miners returned to…

Ukraine: DTEK Energo commissions 9 coalfaces

In July, DTEK Energo commissioned two new coalfaces and since the beginning of the year – 9. “To prepare heating generation for the next heating season, in January-July the DTEK Energo miners put 9 new coalfaces into operation. Two of them – in July,” the company said. According to the company CEO Oleksander Fomenko, loading…

Ukraine: DTEK launches 7 new coalfaces

To prepare the heating generation for the summer peaks of consumption and the coming heating season, since the beginning of the year, DTEK Energo has commissioned seven new coalfaces, including two in May. “In summer and during heating seasons the pressure on heating generation traditionally grows, so we maintain the corresponding rhythm of work. Extraction…